A Song of Early Spring

Lyrics by Kazumasa Yoshimaru
Translation by Chikako Nakamura,
Claire & Cliford Huffman
Music by Akira Nakada

A spring in name only as the cold winds blow
The nightingale in the valley, though he wants to sing
Too early yet, he raises not his voice
Too early yet, he raises not his voice

Reeds stretch as the ice melts away
"Now the time!" they think, but unfortunately
Today again, yesterday too, the sky was filled with snow
Today again, yesterday too, the sky was filled with snow

If we didn't hear it's spring, we couldn't have known
Yet having heard, our hearts swell to overflowing
What to do? Days of breathless waiting
What to do? Days of breathless waiting